Risk Assessment in People with Learning Disabilities, Second Edition reflects legislative updates made over the past decade while continuing to demystify the process of assessing risk for people with intellectual impairment (previously called 'learning disabilities').
- Revisits techniques of risk assessment outlined in First Edition in light of the recent legislative changes, most notably the 2005 Mental Capacity Act
- Covers methods of assessing a person's capacity to consent in a range of situations, from the everyday, to complex medical or psychological scenarios
- Covers implications of new guidelines issued in relation to the Care Programme Approach (CPA)
Content:
Chapter 1 Assessing Risks in the Lives of People with Intellectual Impairment (pages 1โ12):
Chapter 2 The Problem of Predicting Risk (pages 13โ26):
Chapter 3 Assessing Risks and Establishing Care Plans (pages 27โ46):
Chapter 4 Everyday Risks (pages 47โ68):
Chapter 5 Parents with Intellectual Impairment (pages 69โ88):
Chapter 6 Self?Harm, Mental Illness and Risk (pages 89โ101):
Chapter 7 Other Mental Disorders and Associated Risks (pages 103โ122):
Chapter 8 Violence and Offending in People with Intellectual Impairment (pages 123โ140):
Chapter 9 Sex Offenders with Intellectual Impairment (pages 141โ154):
Chapter 10 Assessment of Risk with Those You Care For: The Way Forward (pages 155โ165):